The Tribune, April 13, 2000
Undertrial gives a slip
Tribune News Service
AMBALA April 12 — An undertrial, who was lodged in Ambala Central Jail, escaped when he was being brought back to the Central jail from Jagadhri.
The undertrial, Laxmi Narain, had 13 robbery cases against him. Yesterday, the undertrial was taken to Jagadhri. Laxmi Narain gave the team the slip when they were returning back. It was only when the undertrials were being counted at the jail gate, did the officials realise that one undertrial was missing.
A case has been registered against 12 persons who were on duty. This is a second incident of an undertrial escaping in less than a fortnight.
Earlier on April 2, an undertrial, lodged in the Ambala Central Jail, escaped after he was admitted to Civil Hospital. He was, however, nabbed by jail officials.
The undertrial, 35-year-old Sanjay Kumar, was involved in a robbery case in Panipat and had been shifted to Ambala Central Jail on March 30.
After being admitted in the hospital, Sanjay went to the toilet located on the third floor of the hospital. Not suspecting anything, the person on duty had permitted him to go. After about 15 minutes, the person on duty realised that the undertrial had escaped. Sanjay had escaped through the ventilation window of the toilet after removing the glass pane.
A senior jail official said that Sanjay was later caught from Panipat. Sanjay had spent two days with a `Baba' in Ambala as he was an addict. He later went to Panipat from where he was nabbed by jail personnel on April 5.
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